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package io.sarl.lang.core;

/**
 * Entity capable listening to events inside an Interaction {@link Space}.
 *
 * <p>{@link Space}s in SARL are event driven. Most of the time,
 * {@link EventListener}s in a {@link Space} will be {@link Agent}s. However,
 * any entity implementing the {@link EventListener} can interact inside an
 * {@link EventSpace} (e.g. UI)
 *
 * @author $Author: srodriguez$
 * @version $FullVersion$
 * @mavengroupid $GroupId$
 * @mavenartifactid $ArtifactId$
 */
public interface EventListener extends Identifiable {

	/**
	 * Request the entity to receive a given {@link Event} event.
	 *
	 * @param event the event to be received
	 */
	void receiveEvent(Event event);

}
